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[vix]

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Tank size: 50 UK gallon
pH: 7.2
ammonia: 0ppm
nitrite: 0ppm
nitrate: 30ppm
tank temp: 28 degrees C

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): The Plec is extremely bloated and has stringy white poo. He was at the front of the tank for most of the day yesterday which is very unusual.

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 25% weekly

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: None

Tank inhabitants: Sailfin Plec, Blue Ram, Guppys, Swords, Rainbow Praecox, Gourami

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): Rams

Exposure to chemicals: none

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[Tolak]

It's either constipation, or parasites. What have you been feeding this fish,& how much? Also, is this the sailfin plec?

 

[Ginge]

It's either constipation, or parasites. What have you been feeding this fish,& how much? Also, is this the sailfin plec?

It is the saflin it is the only plec in the tank.

 

[WILDER]

Right it constipation, bacterial i9nfection, or internal parasites, is the fish laying to oneside, has it darkened in colour, any laboured breathing, and have you lost any fish with no apparent systoms.
Add some shells peas to the tank.
Also does it look like the plec tail is bent with the bloatness.

 

[vix]

Sorry for the late reply having computer problems.

The Plec is a clown plec, i also have a sailfin plec. I feed flake, catfish pellets, bloodworm and algae tablets. Theres no change in colour, no laboured breathing and the fish is not laying to oneside. However he lies at the front of the tank, and lets the other fish harrass him which he wouldn't usually do he'd usually swim off and hide somewhere.

I have lost a few fish over the last month to no apparent reason or symptoms.

The tail is not bent. The poo is white and stringy in a few of the fish now, and i have no idea what meds to treat with.

 

[max11180]

sounds like an internal disorder of some description. Could be eithger bacterial, or parasticial. For parasites, i use "waterlife - sterazin", and internal bacteria is a pain to treat, i have used "JBL - furanol" in the past, and it seems to have worked.

Try google for the parasites, and internal bacteria symptoms, then see if you can find any of them to pinpoint which it might be, then have a google for a suitable treatment

 

[WILDER]

Check the anus to see if it red and inflamed, plec are prone to parasites, that waterlife med is know good it dosn't even treat them if the fish does indeed have internal parasites.
I would get the fish on a more varied deit of more frozen foods and veg.
Plus i would try some shelled peas for now.